Heart failure & cardiomyopathiesRandomised controlled trial

Vutrisiran in Patients with Transthyretin Amyloidosis with Cardiomyopathy

N Engl J MedPublished

  • Randomised controlled trial
  • double-blind
  • placebo-controlled
  • hierarchical testing

Authors' conclusion

Among patients with ATTR-CM, treatment with vutrisiran led to a lower risk of death from any cause and cardiovascular events than placebo and preserved functional capacity and quality of life.

Study context

Population
Patients with transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM)
Participants
655 patients
Comparison
Vutrisiran vs placebo
  • Vutrisirann = 326
  • Placebon = 329reference
Primary endpoint
Composite of:
  • All-cause death
  • Recurrent CV events

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

Vutrisiran

125

events

Placebo

159

events

Vutrisiran vs PlaceboHazard ratio (95% CI)P value
overall population
0.72(0.56–0.93)
P = 0.01
monotherapy population (no tafamidis at baseline)
0.67(0.49–0.93)
P = 0.02

Secondary outcomes

OutcomeHR (95% CI)P value
All-cause death · through 42 months · overall population0.65 (0.46–0.90)P = 0.01
Outcomeleast-squares mean difference (m) (95% CI)P value
Change in 6-minute walk distance · overall population; less decline with vutrisiran26.5 (13.4–39.6)P < 0.001
Outcomeleast-squares mean difference (points) (95% CI)P value
Change in KCCQ-OS score · overall population; less decline with vutrisiran5.8 (2.4–9.2)P < 0.001

Secondary end points, monotherapy population

Similar benefits observed in the monotherapy population

Safety

Adverse events · similar in the two groups

Serious adverse events

Original publication

Vutrisiran in Patients with Transthyretin Amyloidosis with Cardiomyopathy. N Engl J Med. Published 30 August 2024. doi:10.1056/nejmoa2409134

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it